Ways to provide adequate power outlets and distribution for audio systems. (LS)

The Maine State Department of Education presented these standards as basic minimum standards for a school library media program. Planned to meet the requirements of a good school curriculum, they are designed for school systems seeking to give young people education of good quality. For schools which have not yet fully achieved their objectives,…

Part II of a series on instructional media systems outlines the facilities, equipment, and materials needed for a media system to function properly. Most of the booklet consists of photographs which illustrate the necessary facilities, equipment, and materials. Floor plans of three study centers in Utah public schools are included. (JK)

Information about library service to American Indians is poorly documented and difficult to obtain because there has been so little of it. There have been no libraries for Indians because there were no books in Indian languages, and no one to read those in the English language. The governmental programs to educate Indian children have not failed…

This check list points out many of the problems that lead to failing media centers. (Author)

The new system of recruitment of student assistants at the William Howard Taft High School LRC in Chicago is to select entering freshmen students with high scholastic standing and assign them positions. Incentives are offered to keep their interest. (MBR)

In the use of learning resources in postsecondary education, the action is at the community college where the LRC is more actively involved in the learning process than the traditional library. (Author)

This article discusses factors which influence the selection of material, the role of a selection policy, financial concerns, participants in the selection process, and sources of materials reviews. (JAB)

A comparison of the viewpoints of school media program personnel and publishers/producers. (Author)

Identification of five types of access to media (commercial concerns, bibliographic tools, selection tools, review privileges, examination centers) precedes reactions of media personnel, publishers/producers, and wholesalers/distributors to each type of access. (Author/JAB)

The four types of theoretical considerations discussed can be used most often in setting long-range and intermediate goals and in determining priorities. (Author/AWP)

The ideal role of the media supervisor is to make the media specialist independent of the supervisor, so that he is able to function as a helper in facilitating the learning of children. (Author/AWP)